Limbaugh: I know you're not in the statehouse any longer, but there's an issue roiling the state right now and that's the Vikings and their new stadium and how much of it should be publicly financed. The usual threats are being made: If the public doesn't chip in and build a new stadium the Vikings are gone. They'll move to L.A. or someplace.

Pawlenty: The rumor is you're gonna buy 'em and move 'em. Is that true?

Limbaugh: (laughing) Well, uh, this interview is about you. (laughing)

There is no denying Limbaugh loves football. In 2003, he was added to ESPN's NFL pregame show but that didn't last because of racially-charged comments he made about then Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Asked if there was anything to a group involving Limbaugh having inquired about the Vikings' availability, Vikings vice president of public affairs Lester Bagley said in an e-mail: "We are 100 percent focused on getting this stadium issue resolved at the Arden Hills site."